A story in the Tuesday edition of The Wall Street Journal reported that pharmacies that dispense COVID therapeutics pills are “pushing back and some are threatening to halt supplies if they don’t get more funds to cover the gap.” The commercial firms are paying pharmacies as low as a penny to about $10 for filling each prescription, according to pharmacists and pharmacy-transaction records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. NCPA worked with the Journal on the story, and referred NCPA members, including Dorinda Martin of Texas, and Steve Adkins and Joe Moose of North Carolina, all of whom have been affected by the low rates. “We cannot continue to fill prescriptions at a loss,” Martin told the newspaper. “It was a tough decision. We hate not being able to serve the community.” The Wall Street Journal is a subscription-only site; if you have access, read the full story here. A shorter version of the story, without NCPA member quotes, is available here.
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